One outstanding shrub choice for spring color is the barberry. Not only do these offer us showy spring flowers, they also provide us with numerous foliage color options and growth habits. All thrive ...

Nobody likes feeling watched in their own yard. That's where privacy hedges come in. They guard your space from wandering gazes while also wrapping your space in lush greenery, giving the whole area a ...

Extension educator Kathy Zuzek has written an informative article about the Japanese barberry. The plant is considered a nuisance now because it reproduces so rapidly. Avoid planting this bush in your ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Japanese Barberry is known as a hardy, easy to plant shrub this is resistant to disease, insects and deer. However, forestry experts like David Jackson with Penn State ...

For years, I took my barberry hedge for granted. It was there when we moved in almost two decades ago -- a dense clump of dark foliage that lined our front walkway. I had to trim it frequently, to ...